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Bornite

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Locality: 
Mozambique
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 5 × 3.1 cm
Description

Massive bornite from a unclosed locality in Mozambique. This specimen is from the collection of Gabriel Fauvart, who was working in the haven of Antwerp (Belgium), receiving ore minerals from all around the world in the 1970’s and 1980’s. It is highly probably it comes from the biggest Cu mine in Mozambique: the Edmundian mine.

Uncommon specimen in collections.

Mineral Data
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Bornite

Formula: 
Cu5FeS4
Strunz: 
2.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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